"Having now stepped outside the original 2-year window, we will no longer be delivering monthly updates for the PRIV moving forward", said Alex Thruber, senior vice-president and general manager of the Mobility Solutions Division at BlackBerry.

First, we will of course fulfill all warranty obligations for the PRIV.

The PRIV is designed in such a way that it features security protection from the initial construction of the hardware, and BlackBerry has created a layered system that should protect the PRIV from most, if not all, threats. Unfortunately for those still using them, BlackBerry has announced that they'll be shutting down over the next two years, including the platform's app store.

While we are pleased to announce continuing support for BB10 and BBOS users for at least another two years, current device owners should be aware that we will be closing some ancillary services such as the BlackBerry World app store (12/31/2019), the BlackBerry Travel site (February 2018), and the Playbook video calling service (March 2018).